LogFAQs > #935020863

LinkPizza posted...

But you're also assuming everyone goes to the front page. But there are probably a bunch that don't even see the front page most days... Or that they care when they see the poll... Or that they don't think it's spam or a pop up or something...

Not everyone, just like how not everyone votes in the poll. But the front page is where most people go to a website. So it's a reliable metric.

TyVulpine posted...

Nope. Polls arent indicative of user numbers. Look at the social forums like Current Events, all the various sport sections, etc. and badges, which are more telling than the polls.

When the polls go down, so shall those forums go down. Mark my words!

Zeus posted...

The only problem is that it's a terrible, inaccurate metric and a weirdly random poll to pick.

It's not random, it's an example of a poll that repeats itself very frequently, so we can compare them over the years. It's not as easy to compare different polls.